Production of alkoxylated N-methylol compounds

Abstract

A new process for the manufacture of alkoxylated N-methylol compounds, which comprises reacting A. a N-methylolated organic nitrogen compound with B. an alkylene oxide of the formula ##EQU1## wherein R denotes hydrogen, alkyl with 1 to 3 carbon atoms, phenyl or a ##EQU2## radical, in the presence of C. AT LEAST ONE METAL ALCOHOLATE OF THE FORMULA Me(O--X).sub.r (Q).sub.n.sub.-r wherein Me denotes a n-valent transition metal of groups IV, V or VI of the periodic system, X denotes alkyl with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, halogenoalkyl with 2 to 4 carbon atoms, phenyl, benzyl or cycloalkyl with at most 12 ring carbon atoms, Q denotes halogen or alkoxy with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, r denotes 1 to n and n denotes 4, 5 or 6, or in the present of said component (c) together with (d) at least one alkali metal hydroxide or one alkali metal alcoholate of an alkanol with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, at a temperature of 10.degree. to 160.degree. C and a pressure of 1 to 20 atmospheres gauge.

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